Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Join us for our Third Block Party on the Farm!

Urban Oaks Organic Farm is a wonderful place to come relax as the summer winds down. It's also an impressive site to learn about - this healthy and productive farm represents a success story of brownfield remediation and site renovation. This article from a couple years ago provides an overview of Urban Oaks' history, starting back before Urban Oaks existed. Here's an except that talks a little about the farm:

Urban Oaks Organic Farm opened on a portion of the Sandelli site in
1999. The farm provides education for residents and school groups in
organic gardening methods, sustainable agriculture, nontoxic farming
techniques, composting, and other environmentally friendly farming
techniques. The establishment of the organic
farm has helped enhance the urban environment by demonstrating farming
responsibility, non- polluting techniques and soil amendments, pest
control utilizing natural predators, and by providing greenspace in a
dense and urban area.

You can learn more about the history of Urban Oaks and founding farmer Mike Kandefer by checking out this more recent Edible Nutmeg article. Stop by this Saturday and listen to some live music, enjoy a potluck meal, and learn more about a farm that is a model of community engagement and investment.